I've done some maintainence on one of my website. Before I sleep, I decided to transfer some articles from my old blog here.
Just realized that the date format for editing post date and time is MM/DD/YY thou I specify DD/MM/YY in my settings. The old interface is a little more ugly, since it uses combo boxes for all the date fields but atleast its British-date-style-proof then. Well, I'm too lazy to backtrack what I've done wrong, so don't complain to me "Gmail doesn't exist then !" or something.
Btw, I've also added more stuffs to the right bar of my blog, and added this digg-it digger button.
Hmm, I also noticed that blogger added "labels" from gmail. Gotta try to use this, :p
I'll continue to beautify this ugly blog more as I have more time ^^.
P/S OMG, just found out that bawang is blogging xD. Will get u something nice for ur 21st B-Day, come back get from ur sis, :p
Oct 2, 2007
Open source software ? Arhhhhh
Open source is good, for one thing most of them are free. But even sponsored open sourced projects have problems sometimes. Is open source the excuse for "Hei, we make mistakes, so what, u're getting it for free? "
Well, I'm babbling this cause I'm in a really bad mood now. Why ? I'm developing a website, a portal actually. So I tried out this gosu CMS (Content Management System). It works great, got everything I wanted. But when I started developing the chinese version of the website, I started having problems. The chinese words are not coming out. Ok, being a modern software, I double check that it supports UTF-8, yep. Check the docs, supports chinese, yep. I traced this problem for nearly 3 days, and finally, I found a post about it. It advised me to check the database.
So what happened here ? Open sourced CMS means the database = MySQL normally, and MySQL supports UTF-8 ? So what's the problem ?
The problem is, some of the tables in the core modules are not using UTF-8. For some reason, they were default to Latin-Swedish. No offence to Swedish programmers here, and to the CMS team, you guys are great programmers, giving out free stuffs and so on. But mind you, the rest of the world don't fucking read/write swede !
Ok, I blew up what I wanted to say. Back to hacking. Overdue projects, late nite hackings, daily routine for a programmer.
Tired Renyi
Well, I'm babbling this cause I'm in a really bad mood now. Why ? I'm developing a website, a portal actually. So I tried out this gosu CMS (Content Management System). It works great, got everything I wanted. But when I started developing the chinese version of the website, I started having problems. The chinese words are not coming out. Ok, being a modern software, I double check that it supports UTF-8, yep. Check the docs, supports chinese, yep. I traced this problem for nearly 3 days, and finally, I found a post about it. It advised me to check the database.
So what happened here ? Open sourced CMS means the database = MySQL normally, and MySQL supports UTF-8 ? So what's the problem ?
The problem is, some of the tables in the core modules are not using UTF-8. For some reason, they were default to Latin-Swedish. No offence to Swedish programmers here, and to the CMS team, you guys are great programmers, giving out free stuffs and so on. But mind you, the rest of the world don't fucking read/write swede !
Ok, I blew up what I wanted to say. Back to hacking. Overdue projects, late nite hackings, daily routine for a programmer.
Tired Renyi
Oct 1, 2007
UPGRADE FROM BOYFRIEND TO HUSBAND
Dear IT Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend
5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow
down in the overall performance,
particularly in the flower, gifts and
jewellery applications that had
operated flawlessly under Boyfriend
5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed
many other valuable programs, such as
Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention
6.5, but installed undesirable
programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA
3.0 and World Cup 2.0.
And now Conversation 8.0 no longer
runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply
crashes the system. I've tried running
Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but
to no avail.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate Housewife
Reply:
Dear Desperate Housewife,
First keep in mind:
Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment
package, while Husband 1.0 is an
operating system.
Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT
YOU LOVED ME and download
Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0.
If all works as designed, Husband 1.0
should then automatically run the
applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers
3.5.
But remember, overuse can cause
Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy
Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late
Night Teh Tarik 6.1.
Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program
that will create SnoringLoudly.wav
files.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-
in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another
Boyfriend program. These are not
supported applications and will crash
Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great
program, but it does have a limited
memory and cannot learn new
applications quickly.
You might consider additional software
to improve memory and performance. I
personally recommend Hot Tasty Food
3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.
Good Luck,
IT Support
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend
5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow
down in the overall performance,
particularly in the flower, gifts and
jewellery applications that had
operated flawlessly under Boyfriend
5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed
many other valuable programs, such as
Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention
6.5, but installed undesirable
programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA
3.0 and World Cup 2.0.
And now Conversation 8.0 no longer
runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply
crashes the system. I've tried running
Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but
to no avail.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate Housewife
Reply:
Dear Desperate Housewife,
First keep in mind:
Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment
package, while Husband 1.0 is an
operating system.
Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT
YOU LOVED ME and download
Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0.
If all works as designed, Husband 1.0
should then automatically run the
applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers
3.5.
But remember, overuse can cause
Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy
Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late
Night Teh Tarik 6.1.
Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program
that will create SnoringLoudly.wav
files.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-
in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another
Boyfriend program. These are not
supported applications and will crash
Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great
program, but it does have a limited
memory and cannot learn new
applications quickly.
You might consider additional software
to improve memory and performance. I
personally recommend Hot Tasty Food
3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.
Good Luck,
IT Support
Sep 20, 2007
BACK ~
BACK !!!!
I'll start blogging again soon. Been too busy lately. Btw, Friendster's blog system = sux + slow + I don't like.
Google still the way to go, :p
http://renyiace.blogspot.com
Adios...
I'll start blogging again soon. Been too busy lately. Btw, Friendster's blog system = sux + slow + I don't like.
Google still the way to go, :p
http://renyiace.blogspot.com
Adios...
May 28, 2007
I learned 18 new English words !
LOL, funny read.
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this years winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone: (n.) the substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation of yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration: (n) The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Girafitti: Vandalism spray painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? and then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer.
12. Decafalon: The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an arsehole
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are this years winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone: (n.) the substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation of yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration: (n) The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Girafitti: Vandalism spray painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? and then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer.
12. Decafalon: The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an arsehole
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